Light House railway station
Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in Triplicane and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore. It is the MRTS station for the famous Chennai Lighthouse.
 Light House | ||
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| Chennai MRTS station | ||
| File:Light house railway station.jpg Light House railway station at night | ||
| Coordinates | 13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E | |
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |
| Tracks | 2 | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Elevated | |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Other information | ||
| Fare zone | Chennai | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 19 October 1997 | |
| Services | ||
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| Location | ||
  Light House Location within India  Light House Light House (Tamil Nadu) | ||
HistoryEdit
Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
StructureEdit
The station is elevated and built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.[1]
Service and connectionsEdit
Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards Chennai Beach station.[2]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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